Chapter 521: The Demon Realm Taken As Suckers, The Number One Great Demon (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
All the Great Demons looked at Yao Baobao, no, Yao Aotian's back with envy as he disappeared into the distance.
They turned around in unison and looked at Zhou Shu with greed.
Damn it. If they had known, they would have been as shameless as Yao Aotian!
Everyone was a Great Demon, so why did he, Yao Aotian, get all the benefits?
Wasn't it just being shameless?
Who couldn't do it?!
"Nephew Yao Qing!" All the Great Demons squeezed out the most sincere smiles they had in their lives.
"Look at my name. It's not good either. Yao Qing, can you help me choose one?"
"I understand the rules. I'm willing to use everything I have as a reward."
…
"I can warm your bed, Nephew Yao Qing!"
…
Among the many voices, a discordant voice suddenly sounded.
Zhou Shu: "…"
There were bad demons among the Great Demons.
It took Zhou Shu a lot of effort to explain that this name wasn't casually given. It had to match one's comprehension of the Great Dao.
He also promised the Great Demons that if there was a chance, he would definitely change their names.
In his daze, Zhou Shu felt as if he had become a fortune-teller. He even helped others to read their birth characters and change their names…
But his fees were much higher than those of the fortune-tellers.
Those who were more exaggerated, such as Yao Aotian, gave all the wealth they had accumulated for hundreds and thousands of years to Zhou Shu.
Those who were more rational made a list of their belongings and let Zhou Shu choose whatever he wanted.
In Zhou Shu's eyes, these dozen or so Great Demons had all become lush green?leeks1. They were swaying and shouting, "Come take advantage of me, come take advantage of me."
Zhou Shu now understood why there were so many masters in his previous life.
It was too easy to make money using this method.
He was just spouting nonsense. In the end, these big shots from the Demon Realm fought to send their assets over.
If demonic beasts were so easy to deal with, what was the point of fighting?
Zhou Shu felt that he could fool the Demon Realm alone. A war between the Demon Realm and the Ten Nations Continent?
With the intelligence of demonic beasts, they could basically bid farewell to the war.
Zhou Shu was flipping through the list left behind by the Great Demons. Even if he emptied the warehouses of these Great Demons, they wouldn't say anything. Instead, they might welcome him with open arms.
But doing so would make the demonic beasts suspicious.
It was best to pick some of them out. This would also make it look like he really needed them.
At this moment, a figure bowed, walked in, and said respectfully to Zhou Shu, "Lord, I've already found the copper mine you asked me to. Do you think this is it?"
As he spoke, Yao Jun took out a fist-sized piece of ore from his pocket. The ore was fiery red and exuded a metallic glow. It was full of texture.
Yao Jun was full of admiration and gratitude. When he had just returned, he had already heard about what had happened with Yao Aotian.
With just one sentence, he had helped the demon change his name. In the end, this Great Demon was just one step away from breaking through to the Demon King realm.
He was extremely glad that he had become Zhou Shu's lackey, and he was also extremely grateful that Zhou Shu was willing to take in a fool like him.
He swore to himself that he would do exactly what his lord told him to do.
"That's right. This is indeed red copper." Zhou Shu nodded. "Well done.
"What about the other materials?"
"I have people looking around. I'm sure we'll hear something soon." Yao Jun hurriedly said. "As long as the Demon Realm has these things, I will definitely be able to find them."
"Just do your best to find them. By the way, if these things are in the territories of other Great Demons or even Demon Kings, tell them that Demon King Hu Li is the one who wants to borrow them. You can give them an IOU," Zhou Shu added.
He wasn't worried about Yao Jun's safety, but he felt that if there was a conflict, it would affect Yao Jun's mining speed.
Although everything seemed very normal now, Zhou Shu knew that his identity might be exposed at any moment.
Before that, he had to hurry up and collect forging materials. Otherwise, he might not get such a good opportunity again.
"I understand. Don't worry, Milord. In the Demon Realm now, there's no Great Demon who dares not give Demon King Hu Li face." Yao Jun said.
He also added in his heart that no Great Demon who knew the truth would dare not to give Yao Qing face either.
"That's good," Zhou Shu said. "Also, help me keep an eye out for human captives."
"Why are you asking about this?" Yao Jun was puzzled.
"You don't understand," Zhou Shu said casually. "Although the human race is weak, they still have some strengths in certain aspects. The Demon King Palace I want to build for Demon King Hu Li adopts some architectural ideas from the human race.
"It's just that I've never been to the human world before, so many places are just superficial. If any Great Demon has human captives, tell them to help me see if there's anything else I can improve on with the Demon King Palace."
"Lord, didn't you say that those messy things of the human race will only affect the cultivation of us demonic beasts? Why are you—" Yao Jun asked in confusion.
"You're really stupid," Zhou Shu reprimanded. "Is this the same thing? Can your brain compare to mine? It's already very difficult for you to do a good job. Learning the weapons of the human race will naturally affect your Martial Dao, but I'm different from you. This is called learning with extra strength."
Chapter 522: The Demon Realm Taken As Suckers, The Number One Great Demon (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"You won't understand even if I tell you. Just do as I say. If you do well, you'll benefit!" Zhou Shu said impatiently. 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝓇𝑒𝑎𝑑.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Yao Jun scratched his head and felt that Zhou Shu made sense. He was too stupid, so he naturally couldn't be distracted.
But Yao Qing was smart. He could even guide a Great Demon to break through to the Demon King realm. How could he compare to him?
Yao Jun thought for a moment before saying, "I know there are some human captives in the hands of a few Great Demons."
"Very good. Take Demon King Hu Li's seal and get them for me," Zhou Shu said. "I want you to get all the human captives from the Great Demons and even the Demon Kings. The more, the better!"
"This…" Even if Yao Jun wasn't smart, he knew the difficulty of this mission.
"With Demon King Hu Li backing you, what are you afraid of?" Zhou Shu said. "Demon King Hu Li is the thirteenth Demon King of the Demon Realm!
"If you can complete this mission, I'll consider giving you some pointers. I see that your cultivation is not far from the Great Demon realm."
Yao Jun's eyes lit up.
Breakthrough to the Great Demon realm?
A piece of trash like me can become a Great Demon?
I'll risk it!
If he could break through to the Great Demon realm, he would do anything!
"I'm on it! Lord, wait for my news!"
Yao Jun rushed out full of fighting spirit. Those who knew would know that he had gone to find someone. Those who didn't know would think that he was going to fight someone.
Zhou Shu had asked Yao Jun to find human captives on a whim. Actually, he knew that the Demon Realm and the Ten Nations Continent were not connected before. Even if some humans ended up in the Demon Realm and became captives, there definitely wouldn't be many.
He hadn't been in the mood to save anyone before, but now that he had the chance, he would do what he could.
Over the next few days, Zhou Shu used the excuse of looking for a location to build the Demon King Palace and wandered around Demon King Hu Li's territory.
As for Yao Aotian, he had already brought all his wealth to Zhou Shu. Not only did he offer all his wealth to Zhou Shu, but he even followed Zhou Shu like a lackey.
Although Zhou Shu was a little helpless, he couldn't refuse. After all, he had given him so much. He had to give him a chance to flatter him.
"Oh, Aotian." Zhou Shu stood on a mountain peak with his hands behind his back.
"Here." Yao Aotian smiled obsequiously.
Originally, it was impossible for Zhou Shu to call a Great Demon by their name. But since Yao Aotian insisted, Zhou Shu could only do as he wished.
"What do you think of this place?" Zhou Shu smiled.
"I don't know. If you say it's good, then it's good," Yao Aotian said without hesitation.
"I think this place is good," Zhou Shu said. "Look, there are mountains here, and in front of us is a stream of water. In human terms, it's blocking the wind and there's water. This is a feng shui treasure land."
"I don't know much about it, but it sounds impressive," Yao Aotian said very enthusiastically.
"Actually, I was just saying that." Zhou Shu smiled. "Humans like to act mysterious. How can they compare to us demonic beasts?
"Let's not talk about feng shui. Aotian, think about it. If we build a majestic Demon King Palace here, the glazed golden roof will sparkle under the sunlight and reflect this scenery. What kind of scene is that?"
Listening to Zhou Shu's description, a golden palace seemed to appear in front of Yao Aotian.
"It will be great!" There were thousands of words in Yao Aotian's heart, but when he blurted them out, they were only good words.
He was uneducated and really didn't know how to compliment something.
Zhou Shu didn't mind. He smiled and continued, "This is the place. I don't think Demon King Hu Li will have any objections."
"I'm sure he won't have any objections," Yao Aotian said with certainty. He was thinking that after he officially became a Demon King, he would also ask Yao Qing to help him build a Demon King Palace.
When the time comes, I won't have any objections no matter what Yao Qing does,?Yao Aotian thought.
"Nephew, is there anything I can do?" Yao Aotian continued. "Does building a house require digging? I'm good at this!"
To Yao Aotian, building the Demon King Palace was not much different from building a house.
As for why Zhou Shu wanted so many Great Demons to offer their materials, Yao Aotian didn't even think about it.
Yao Qing had his reasons for doing so.
He wanted to take advantage of the Great Demons?
How was that possible?!
Yao Qing could help Great Demons break through to the Demon King realm!
This value was incalculable.
Not to mention some worldly possessions, even if they had to give up more things, it would be worth it.
"No. I don't need stones in this Demon King Palace." Zhou Shu shook his head. "If I'm not wrong, there should be an earth fire mine under that mountain. Bring it to the surface."
"Sure." Yao Aotian said. This wasn't difficult for a Great Demon.
"In addition, help me empty this mountain. Then send the materials I requested to the cave."
Zhou Shu continued to instruct.
"Empty this mountain?" Even though he was a Great Demon, Yao Aotian felt a headache coming on. How could he empty such a huge mountain?
"Why empty it? Aren't we going to build the Demon King Palace there?"
Yao Aotian was different from Yao Jun. He was a Great Demon and had his own thoughts.
"You'll find out later," Zhou Shu said mysteriously.
Yao Aotian scratched his head. He wanted to ask more, but Zhou Shu had already stepped forward.
…
Just as Zhou Shu was doing well in the territory of Demon King Hu Li…
Two people were fleeing in a forest in a sorry state.
"Prince Cao, didn't you say that you could see Ji Lutian? What happened?" Wang Mu said while running.
Cao Chenyang was running alongside him. "I did meet him here last time!"
"Can you really do it?" Wang Mu complained. "We almost died!"
"A man can't say no!" Cao Chenyang sped up and left his pursuers far behind.
"Do you know who the demon beast that attacked us just now was? It was Ji Lutian's wife!
"If she's here, Ji Lutian must be here too!"
"That's a stupid thing to say!" Wang Mu said angrily. "That female demonic beast is a Great Demon! Not to mention us, even with Meng Bai and the others, she can still easily kill us all!
"How can we get past her and see Ji Lutian?"
"I don't mind luring her away, but I don't have what it takes." Cao Chenyang smiled bitterly. She was a Great Demon that could kill him in one move.
"You want to see Lutian?" A cold voice suddenly sounded in their ears.
"Why are you harassing him after all these years?" The voice was full of murderous intent. "Can't you let him live in peace?"
"I promised him not to kill anymore, but that doesn't mean I can't break your legs!"
Boom!
A fierce aura suddenly descended from the sky.
Even though Wang Mu and Meng Bai were both first-rank martial artists, they felt an invisible wall appear in front of them, stopping their escape.
The powerful pressure made it difficult for them to breathe.
"Wait!" Cao Chenyang suddenly shouted.
A palm stopped in front of them.
Cold sweat broke out on their heads. Great Demons were really too terrifying. As first-rank martial artists, they actually felt that they were unable to fight back.
No wonder Great Demon Yao Lian had been able to kill countless human experts on the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield.
"What else do you want to say?" the female voice said coldly. Her palm stopped in front of Cao Chenyang and Wang Mu. She could send them to hell at any time.
"If you want to kill Ji Lutian, then kill us!" Cao Chenyang shouted. "We came to save him!"
After a moment of silence, the female voice said coldly, "If you dare to lie to me, even if Lutian gets angry, I will definitely kill you!"
Chapter 523: Ji Lutian's Cooperation, The Divine Stone (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Wang Mu and Cao Chenyang walked side by side. Behind them was a woman who was a head taller than them.
The woman was extremely tall but not thick and heavy. Although her figure was not considered voluptuous, overall, she was not bad.
Wang Mu cursed in his heart. He had heard that Ji Lutian was occupied by a Great Demon with the bloodline of a bear demon. He originally thought that she was a burly bear.
Now, it seemed that although this bear demoness was not a peerless beauty, she was still above average. Her long legs…
Ji Lutian is quite lucky!
Wang Mu put away his messy thoughts and secretly gave Cao Chenyang a look.
"What exactly is your plan?" Wang Mu said to Cao Chenyang with his eyes.
"Act according to the circumstances!" Cao Chenyang replied.
Wang Mu cursed in his heart.?You're just spouting nonsense!
If you can't make things work, I'll see what you're going to do!
The two of us together won't be able to defeat this demoness!
Not long after, the scenery in front of them was full of colorful flowers.
Among the flowers, a small quiet courtyard stood there. It had green bricks and red tiles. Those who didn't know better would think that they had returned to the Ten Nations.
Wang Mu felt even more emotional. Didn't they say that Ji Lutian was forced to become a demonic beast's partner?
Now, it seemed that his life was pretty good.
A talent was indeed a talent. He could even do well in the Demon Realm!
Thinking about the king, Wang Mu couldn't help sighing.?People are really different.?We can't even survive after entering the Demon Realm, but look at him.
Ji Lutian has married a long-legged demoness and even stays in such a beautiful place.
His Highness is even more exaggerated. He tricked a Demon King!
"Lutian…"
While Wang Mu was thinking, he heard the demoness behind him speak.
The demoness' voice was very different from when she had berated them. There was a gentleness in it.
"You're back?" A gentle male voice sounded, and then a figure walked out of the house.
He was a very handsome man. He was clean and neat, with neatly combed hair and graying temples.
He had sharp eyebrows and sharp eyes. His facial features were extremely handsome. Coupled with the vicissitudes in his eyes, he exuded a strange charm. He was definitely a lady-killer!
No wonder the demoness took him.
With his appearance, he could even live off any woman.
Moreover, Ji Lutian was capable…
"These two said they have something to tell you. It concerns your safety, so I brought them back," the demoness said.
Ji Lutian's gaze swept across Wang Mu and Cao Chenyang. As if he didn't recognize Cao Chenyang, he said, "Didn't I say it before? If you discover humans, just chase them away. Our peaceful lives were not easy to come by. I don't want the matters between humans and demons to ruin our lives."
"No, I was worried that they really had important news…" the demoness explained anxiously.
"You and I are not bothered about worldly affairs. What important news could threaten my life?" Ji Lutian smiled. "Unless a Demon King wants to kill me. Otherwise, you will protect me."
The demoness smiled shyly and said proudly, "Unless a demon king attacks, no one in the Demon Realm can hurt you!"
"Then, it's settled, isn't it?" Ji Lutian smiled gently. "Drive them away. I don't want to see anyone else."
He waved his hand dismissively.
"Wait!" Cao Chenyang shouted. "What we want to say has something to do with a Demon King!"
The demoness was about to chase him away when she heard Cao Chenyang's words. She paused and frowned. "Something to do with a Demon King?"
"Do you know that the Demon Realm has a thirteenth Demon King, Demon King Hu Li?" Cao Chenyang said loudly.
"Thirteenth demon king? Hu Li?" The demoness frowned. "Are you saying that Yao Li has broken through to become a Demon King?"
"Yao Li?" Shock flashed across Ji Lutian's face.
They were very familiar with Yao Li's strength, but he had broken through to become a Demon King?
"That's right. He's called Hu Li now!" Cao Chenyang nodded and looked at Ji Lutian. "Ji Lutian, you've been teaching Hu Li some human poetry, right?"
"That's right," Ji Lutian said calmly, as if nothing could cause his mood to fluctuate.
"It was because he learned your poems and essays that Demon King Hu Li lost his way."
Cao Chenyang stared into Ji Lutian's eyes as he spoke. Unfortunately, he was disappointed. Ji Lutian's eyes didn't reveal any emotions.
"After receiving guidance from an expert, he stopped pursuing poetry and returned to his original nature. In the end, he broke through to the Demon King realm.
"Ji Lutian, the path you pointed out to Demon King Hu Li was wrong. If he had followed the path you pointed out, he would have never become a Demon King. Do you think this is considered a huge grudge?"
Cao Chenyang's mind raced. It seemed that Ji Lutian and the demoness had been living in seclusion and hadn't received any news from the outside world.
This way, there was a chance to operate!
They didn't seem to need to confirm if Ji Lutian had betrayed them. They could use another method to complete the king's instructions!
"Misleading others into the Dao is indeed cause for a huge grudge." Ji Lutian glanced at Cao Chenyang and seemed to have seen through his thoughts.